Senior Manager, CIT Platform

ABOUT THE ROLE: 

The Senior Manager, CIT Platform is responsible for leading the strategy, growth, and retention of Fifth Third’s Collective Investment Trust (CIT) platform within Institutional Services. This role provides enterprise-level ownership of the CIT business, ensuring alignment with institutional client needs, market opportunities, and the bank’s broader strategic priorities. 

As a platform leader, this role is accountable for the design, oversight, and continuous improvement of CIT-related processes, systems, governance, and external vendor relationships. The position partners closely with Investment Management, Fiduciary Services, Institutional Sales, Risk, Legal, and Operations to deliver scalable, compliant, and high-performing solutions. 

This role plays a critical part in driving platform growth, enhancing the institutional client experience, and strengthening Fifth Third’s competitive position in the institutional marketplace. 

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• CIT Platform Strategy & Growth: Leads the enterprise strategy for the CIT platform, driving growth, retention, and expansion of CIT capabilities aligned to institutional client needs and business objectives. 

• Platform Oversight & Governance: Establishes and oversees governance frameworks to ensure CIT platform integrity, including regulatory alignment, fiduciary standards, and internal risk management practices. 

• Operational Design & Process Ownership: Leads the design and continuous improvement of CIT operational processes to ensure efficiency, scalability, and consistency across the platform. 

• Systems & Infrastructure Leadership: Oversees the effectiveness of systems and technology supporting the CIT platform, partnering with technology teams to enhance functionality, integration, and performance. 

• Vendor & Provider Management: Manages relationships with external vendors and service providers supporting the CIT platform, ensuring service quality, alignment with business needs, and adherence to contractual obligations. 

• Market & Competitive Positioning: Evaluates institutional market trends, regulatory developments, and competitive offerings to inform platform strategy and identify opportunities for growth and differentiation. 

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Partners across Investment Management, Fiduciary, Sales, Legal, Risk, Compliance, and Operations to ensure alignment and successful execution of platform initiatives. 

• Client & Sales Enablement: Serves as a subject matter expert on CIT capabilities, supporting institutional sales efforts, client engagements, and complex solution development. 

• Performance & Business Management: Monitors platform performance, including asset growth, client retention, and profitability, and drives initiatives to improve outcomes. 

• Stakeholder Influence & Alignment: Builds strong relationships across senior leadership to influence strategy, drive alignment, and advance platform priorities in a matrixed environment. 

• Talent & Team Leadership: Provides leadership, mentorship, and development across team members supporting the CIT platform, contributing to organizational capability and succession planning. <